Flashbots - About the company
Flashbots is a series B company based in Cayman Islands, founded in 2020 by Phil Daian, Alex Obadia, Stephane Gosselin, Scott Bigelow and Tina Zhen. It operates as a Blockchain Research & Development Organization. Flashbots has raised $60M in funding from Paradigm, with a current valuation of $1B. The company has 193 active competitors, including 19 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Polygon, ALMANAK and Nexus Mutual.
Sectors and market segments that Flashbots operate in
Flashbots serves in the High Tech, Blockchain Technology market segments.The primary business model of Flashbots are:Company Details
Flashbots Ltd. was co-founded in 2020 by Scott Bigelow, Phil Daian, Stephane Gosselin, Alex Obadia, Tina Zhen.Flashbots is a research and development organization formed to mitigate the negative externalities posed by Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) to stateful blockchains, starting with Ethereum
- Website
- www.flashbots.net/
- Email ID
- *****@flashbots.net
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2020
Location
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$60M in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$1B as on Jul 26, 2023
Ranked
5th among 193 active competitors
Employee Count
47 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Flashbots's funding and investors
Flashbots has raised a total funding of $60M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jul 21, 2023 for $60M. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Flashbots has 13 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Flashbots:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 21, 2023 | $60M | Series B | $1B | - | - |
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Flashbots' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Flashbots are Phil Daian, Alex Obadia, Stephane Gosselin, Scott Bigelow and Tina Zhen.
Here are the details of Flashbots' key team members:
- Phil Daian: Co-Founder of Flashbots.
- Alex Obadia: Former Co-Founder of Flashbots.
- Stephane Gosselin: Former Co-Founder of Flashbots.
- Scott Bigelow: Co-Founder of Flashbots.
- Tina Zhen: Co-Founder of Flashbots.
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Flashbots' employee count trend
Flashbots has 47 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Flashbots's employee count trend over the years:
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Flashbots's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Flashbots include Polygon, ALMANAK and Nexus Mutual. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Flashbots, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Polygon 2017, George Town (Cayman Islands), Series B | Provider of a programmable stablecoin payment infrastructure for global money movement | $451M | 73/100 | |
2nd |  ALMANAK 2022, Zurich (Switzerland), Series A | Governance platform for optimizing decentralized finance and gaming projects | $8.45M | 54/100 | |
3rd | Nexus Mutual 2017, London (United Kingdom), Seed | Blockchain-based P2P insurance platform for individuals | $259K | 53/100 | |
4th |  Paxos 2025, New York (United States), Seed | Developer of infrastructure for stablecoin issuance yield and credit markets | $12M | 52/100 | |
5th |  Flashbots 2020, Cayman Islands, Series B | Blockchain Research & Development Organization | $60M | 51/100 | |
6th | Instadapp 2018, Lewes (United States), Series A | Developer of decentralized finance protocols and smart contract wallet infrastructure | $12.4M | 45/100 | |
7th | Development platform for blockchain applications | $9.71M | 44/100 | ||
8th |  Acorn Protocol 2019, Funding Raised | Blockchain-based ecosystem for open network collaboration | - | - | 42/100 |
9th |  Grwth Lbs 2020, Seed | Provider of a self-custodial digital wallet with integrated debit card | $7.1M | 40/100 | |
10th | Vault United States, Public | Developer of artificial intelligence blockchain and financial technology software products | - | - | 39/100 |
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Flashbots's Investments and acquisitions
Flashbots has made 3 investments including Ethereum Institutional, pod network and Shadow. Flashbots has not made any acquisitions as of now.Here is the list of its investments:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 02, 2026 | Investments | 2026 | - | |
Jan 28, 2025 | Investments | 2024 | New York (United States) | |
Dec 05, 2023 | Investments | 2023 | New York City (United States) |
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